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[[File:kefka_5076.jpg|link=Final Fantasy VI|frame|If [[Final Fantasy VI|he]] has [[Good Wings, Evil Wings|angel wings]], he's a good guy, right? '''[[Omnicidal Maniac|Wrong]].''']]
{{quote|''"I had always presumed white light to be pure and somehow chaste, to be noble and good. But this whiteness was unutterably evil, chilling, [[Pure Is Not Good|its purity an abomination]]."''|'''[[Eisenhorn]]''', ''[[Warhammer
[[Light Is Good|The Light seems like a good, kindly thing]], especially compared to [[Dark Is Evil|that bad old Darkness]]. Whereas Darkness is usually concerned with [[Kick the Dog|kicking puppies]], [[Eats Babies|eating children]], and [[Evil Laugh|laughing its head off]], the forces of Light generally worry about nicer things, like [[Friend to All Living Things|singing with the birds]], [[Pet the Dog|helping little old ladies cross the street]], and... well, you know, being a [[The Hero|Hero]]. Whereas [[Evil Is Sexy|the Dark Is Sexy]] and tends to dress that way, the Light tends to be a bit more conservative when it comes to clothing. Women serving the Light tend to really appreciate this, considering what [[Stripperiffic|the Darkness usually makes its women wear]] (though the color of Light's wardrobe is more ideal for wet T-shirt contests). Whereas [[Order Versus Chaos|the Darkness seems to revel in lawlessness and chaos, the Light tends to prefer law and order]], providing for properly maintained roads, a court system, and safe cities. And [[Trains Run On Time|trains that run on time]].
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[[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]] generally if not always fall under [[Dark Is Not Evil]] rather than this Trope. [[Light Is Not Good]] is when a character is [[Villain|directly bad, directly villainous]] -- and ''still'' has Light powers. Depending on [[Character Development]], [[Anti-Villain|they might be sympathetic]], perhaps [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|well-intentioned but horribly misguided]]. Or they could be the most [[Complete Monster|gleefully twisted bastard imaginable]].
Commonly used with [[Fallen Hero|Fallen Heroes]] and [[Knight Templar]]. Often used together with the [[Path of Inspiration]] or [[Corrupt Church]]. Perhaps might even go so far as to cast aspersions on a [[Council of Angels]]. At the most extreme, it declares [[God Is Evil]]. May well occur in a villain's [[Yin-Yang Bomb]], in which case the heroes probably need to produce one of their own to combat it.
See also [[Pure Is Not Good]], [[Man in White]]/[[Woman in White]], [[Lawful Stupid]], [[Good Is Boring]], [[God Is Evil]]. May result in [[Good Powers, Bad People]]. Often overlaps with [[Holy Hand Grenade]]. Oh, while we're at it, [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] are made of light too. [[Kill It with Fire|Fire]] can be applied to this as well, as well as [[Shock and Awe|electricity]]. In this case, see also [[Bright Is Not Good]], which only applies to colors. Not related to [[Good Is Not Nice]], though the borders can be fluid.
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